With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Monday, December 11, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Goldfish Menacing the Great Lakes
Supreme Court Ruling Lands a Blow against Mining Interests in Panama
How flawed research helped legitimize home-schooling
‘We’re drowning’: Island nations slam draft deal as climate talks heat up
China’s cyber army is invading critical U.S. services
Scientists Built a Functional Computer With Human Brain Tissue
Man charged with threatening to kill Vivek Ramaswamy at campaign event
All the Carcinogens We Cannot See
We routinely test for chemicals that cause mutations. What about the dark matter of carcinogens—substances that don’t create cancer cells but rouse them from their slumber?
Sentenced to Life for an Accident Miles Away
A draconian legal doctrine called felony murder has put thousands of Americans—disproportionately young and Black—in prison.
California children sue EPA over ‘intentional’ role in climate crisis
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